Three mothers of eighth-grade basketball players at Parkview Middle School in Jeffersonville attended Monday's meeting in New Albany. They are, from left, Mary Thomas, Lisa Barnett and Tyra Williams.

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Grace Schneider

Three New Albany-Floyd administrators apologized during a meeting in New Albany on Monday night for a situation earlier this month at a middle school basketball game that prompted several Jeffersonville parents to complain about a racially derogatory atmosphere.

The school officials told a gathering of the New Albany branch of the NAACP that they intend to write a letter of apology to Parkview Middle School and to offer to speak directly with that school's students, players and staff to help clear the air.

After the meeting, NAACP branch President Nicole Yates said she thought most ...